Prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among South Indians at increased risk of HIV infection.

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Published in AIDS Patient Care STDS on August 01, 2008

Authors

N Kumarasamy1, P Balakrishnan, K K Venkatesh, A K Srikrishnan, A J Cecelia, E Thamburaj, S Solomon, K H Mayer

Author Affiliations

1: YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Voluntary Health Service, Chennai, India. kumarasamy@yrgcare.org

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